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This executive order, signed by President Richard Nixon on 1973-03-12, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Change in Boundaries of New England River Basins Commission." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪11371 of September 6, 1967, as amended, are hereby amended to read as follows: "(3) The State of Vermont, "(4) The State of Massachusetts,".
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities
🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners
Total Words
139
827 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
12.1
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 11707, Richard Nixon (Mar 12, 1973). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11707-change-boundaries-new-england-river-basins-commission.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
The Governors of the member States of the New England River Basins Commission and the Water Resources Council have requested that the jurisdiction of the Commission be extended to include those portions of the States of Vermont and Massachusetts which are not presently included within the area of the Commission's jurisdiction. I have determined that it would be in the public interest to comply with that request. Now, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 201 of the Water Resources Planning Act (42 U.S.C. 1962b) and as President of the United States, subsections (3) and (4) of section 2 of Executive Order No. 11371 of September 6, 1967, as amended, are hereby amended to read as follows: "(3) The State of Vermont, "(4) The State of Massachusetts,". RICHARD NIXON The White House, March 12, 1973.
